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TINSEL!
Wild Word Friday! The word TINSEL comes to the English language from the Middle French word etinceller, which means to ornament with sparkling color. When I was a child, TINSEL was a very big part of our Christmas, and decorating the tree was something we all did as a family, Mom, Dad, and all us…
JULY 2021 FREE BOOK WINNER!
Congrats to Barbara Bell who won our July 2021 book!! Barbara, please message me your address and I’ll send Patricia C. Lee’s fabulous book your way! Happy Reading! Sue
HORDE
Wild Word Friday! When you study languages and find an unusual looking or sounding word that is similar or the same in many languages, you’ve probably stumbled upon the verbal evidence of some widespread historic happening. HORDE is a just such a word. English: HORDE; German: HORDA; French: HORDA; Polish: HORDA. All come from the…
August 2020 FREE BOOK!
This month we’re giving away another great cookbook, a new hardcover edition of Patti LaBelle’s DESSERTS LABELLE, Soulful Sweets to Sing About! Full-color recipes include: The Sweet Potato Pie, Jammin’ Blackberry Jam Cake with Caramel Icing, Chocolate Flan Cake, Lemon Mousse with Blackberries, Cinnamon Crumb Cake and many, many more! To have your name included…
Eastern European Research Trip – All Aboard!
When I began the research for BONE FIRE, it didn’t take me long to decide that I needed to visit the area where most of the novel takes place — the lower Danube River. After a few months of consideration, my husband Neil and I decided that a Viking River Cruise was exactly what we…